GB2360936A - Portable appliance - Google Patents

Portable appliance

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Publication number
GB2360936A
GB2360936A GB0113421A GB0113421A GB2360936A GB 2360936 A GB2360936 A GB 2360936A GB 0113421 A GB0113421 A GB 0113421A GB 0113421 A GB0113421 A GB 0113421A GB 2360936 A GB2360936 A GB 2360936A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
cleaner
handle
floor
user
lifting
Prior art date
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Application number
GB0113421A
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GB2360936B (en
GB0113421D0 (en
Inventor
Robert Brian Seaman
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Dyson Ltd
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Dyson Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB9827772A external-priority patent/GB2344777A/en
Application filed by Dyson Ltd filed Critical Dyson Ltd
Publication of GB0113421D0 publication Critical patent/GB0113421D0/en
Publication of GB2360936A publication Critical patent/GB2360936A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2360936B publication Critical patent/GB2360936B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • A47L9/327—Handles for suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • A47L5/362—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Electric Vacuum Cleaner (AREA)
  • Handcart (AREA)

Abstract

A portable robotic vacuum cleaner (10) has a handle (100) provided on one side adjacent a driving wheel (14). The handle (100) is spring-biased into the upwardly projecting position shown for lifting the cleaner (10) off the floor. The handle lies substantially within the envelope of the cleaner (10) and is shaped so that it can be readily grasped by a user (101). As the user (101) lifts the cleaner (10) the handle (100) pivots away from the side of the cleaner (10), the cleaner (10) turns clockwise, and the handle (100) projects outwardly from the side of the cleaner (10) when the cleaner (10) has been lifted off the floor and is being carried. The handle (100) considerably facilitates lifting and lowering and carrying the cleaner (10).
GB0113421A 1998-12-18 1999-12-16 Portable appliance Expired - Fee Related GB2360936B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9827772A GB2344777A (en) 1998-12-18 1998-12-18 Horizontal cyclonic separator with single fin or baffle
GB9912802A GB2344752A (en) 1998-12-18 1999-06-03 Handle for a portable appliance e.g. a vacuum cleaner
PCT/GB1999/004258 WO2000036970A1 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-16 Portable appliance

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0113421D0 GB0113421D0 (en) 2001-07-25
GB2360936A true GB2360936A (en) 2001-10-10
GB2360936B GB2360936B (en) 2002-05-22

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Family Applications (2)

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GB9912802A Withdrawn GB2344752A (en) 1998-12-18 1999-06-03 Handle for a portable appliance e.g. a vacuum cleaner
GB0113421A Expired - Fee Related GB2360936B (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-16 Portable appliance

Family Applications Before (1)

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GB9912802A Withdrawn GB2344752A (en) 1998-12-18 1999-06-03 Handle for a portable appliance e.g. a vacuum cleaner

Country Status (3)

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AU (1) AU1869200A (en)
GB (2) GB2344752A (en)
WO (1) WO2000036970A1 (en)

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Publication number Publication date
GB2360936B (en) 2002-05-22
GB9912802D0 (en) 1999-08-04
WO2000036970A1 (en) 2000-06-29
AU1869200A (en) 2000-07-12
GB0113421D0 (en) 2001-07-25
GB2344752A (en) 2000-06-21

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732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20091216